I have been with the same agency for nearly 11 years. I am committed and driven to succeed. I feel I have achieved as much as I could in my current capacity and have built a team that can continue our agencies goals and vision should I find myself somewhere else. Until such time, I am continuing to enjoy the work I do and helping my community.
Aug 2013 - Present
May 2022 - Present
Deputy Director of Information Technology
Supervising IT staff, ensuring the effective implementation and maintenance of technology systems, and ensuring that IT infrastructure aligns with agency goals. Involved in strategic planning, budgeting, and policy development, and leading large-scale IT projects or initiatives. This position also absorbed the roles of the IT Manager Position.
Decision maker for all things technology
Provide guidance and insight to problems at the agency level, across departments
Set the vision and ethos of IT department - Customer service and results oriented
Responsible for the budget of technology
Continue to develop and support databases
Rolled out MFA to entire agency
Created a Domain trust and Oauth to consolidate accounts between State and County systems
Training and development of IT staff
May 2021 - May 2022
Information Technology Manager
overseeing the day-to-day operations of infrastructure and managing IT staff. Ensuring that all hardware, software, and network systems run efficiently, securely, and align with the agency’s objectives. Responsible for implementing IT policies, managing IT projects, providing technical support, and ensuring systems are up to date and secure. Collaborate with other departments to identify and meet technology needs and involved in budgeting, vendor management, and staff development.
Managed a team of 2
Created and carried out projects
Improved the new hire employee onboaridng process
Developed a leadership style
Took part in an Employees development program
attended NaCo Leadership training
Revamped website committee to help maintain our site
Aug 2014 - May 2021
Management Information Systems Specialist 2
responsible for managing and optimizing the agency’s information systems and databases to support business operations and decision-making. Supported the design, implementation, and maintenance of applications, generating reports, ensuring data accuracy, and providing technical support for users. Works with all departments to identify data needs, develop solutions, and improve system efficiency. Troubleshoot issues, analyze system performance, and assist in training staff to use agency systems.
Position created by JFS to retain me post internship
Manage tickets and provide end-user support
Troubleshoot issues
Continued Software development and design
Database design
Setup and maintain infrastructure and hardware
Network administration and security
Implemented WiFi for entire agency
Involved with systems enhancments and projects
Operating systems upgrades (windows XP to Windows 7, and later Windows 7 to Windows 10)
Migrated mail services from GroupWise to Outlook
Implemented mobile devices and mobile device management (AirWatch and InTune and Apple Business Manager)
Electronic Document Management System (Northwoods)
Virtualization of physical servers
Upgraded and maintained Public Resource Computers / Computer labs (utilized deepfreeze technologies)
Migrated from PHP intranet to sharepoint
Designed and supported a public website, private intranet, and sharepoint site
Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
Internship (1 year through Ohio university)
Created and maintained a ticketing support system for users to interact with the IT department. Learned an in-house database system and my knowledge and understanding of the system afforded me the opportunity to stay post-internship with JFS full time.
Brought on to help build a ticketing system
Learned and used Fielmaker Software, a solution used by the former IT director to build databases
Updated existing databases
Designed new databases
Documentation of work
Feb 2010 - Aug 2014
Mar 2013 - Aug 2014
Customer Service Desk / Closing Cashier
Responsible for closing the store by myself
Balancing the registers money
Resolving customer issues
assisting other team members
Ran the self checkout kiosks and maintenance any issues
Dec 2010 - Mar 2013
Cashier
Customer service
handling money
Working with other cashiers and baggers as a team
Feb 2010 - Dec 2010
Bagger
Working with public
cleaned and organized the store
collected shopping carts and returned them to the vestibule